Important

Harris receives IAFP Honorary Life Membership Award

Congratulations to FST's Linda J. Harris, distinguished professor of cooperative extension, who received an International Association for Food Protection Honorary Life Membership Award at the IAFP Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio last week!  The other recipients were Ian Jenson, Jeffrey Kornacki, and Ruth Petran. Each honoree received a personalized plaque recognizing them for their dedication to the high ideals and objectives of the International Association for Food Protection and for dedicated service to the Association.   

New! Food Tech Club Alumni Network Interest Form

The Food Tech Club (FTC) at UC Davis is starting a Food Tech Club Alumni Network. We are currently looking to find alumni who would be willing to serve as network leaders as we first build this network. The current goals of the network are to help alumni stay connected to each other and to stay updated on the activities of the Food Tech Club. Sign up if you are interested in learning more about being a network leader and help us spread the word to your UCD community!

Maria Marco on NPR's Morning Edition - Secret superfood in white rice and pasta

Can you change "bad" carbs into "good" ones? In this very interesting story featuring FST's Maria Marco, "There's a secret superfood in white rice and pasta: Here's how to unlock it", from NPR's Morning Edition, May 12th, you'll learn about resistant starch, and how to convert "naughty" white rice and pasta into a slower-digesting form that is friendlier to our blood sugar because it contains more resistant starch (fiber).